Often we search for records in a database table for fetching records that were created or modified on a particular date or between two dates. We match against a date field and add multiple conditions to find records with a date field value ranging between two dates.
It would look something like this:
Select * from tables where CREATE_TIME >= "2007-03-14...

The Auth Component in CakePHP redirects the user to the log-in page when a user tries to access any protected pages in the application. The default log-in page is set by defining the loginAction variable in the beforeFilter function in your UsersController or AppController.
But if you have used plug-ins in your application, and if a user tries to access...

Sometimes, or very rarely we might need to access a model in AppController (Application Controller). This could be for fetching values from a table and make it available for all the controllers in the application (AppController is inherited by all the other controllers). Also, often we need to access models that are not associated with a controller.
I...

One of the most powerful features of CakePHP is the ability to link relational mapping provided by the model. In CakePHP, the links between models are handled through associations. The associations are defined in the models as hasOne, hasMany, belongsTo etc. It is possible to define deep relationships involving many tables and retrieve data. But CakePHP...